Rotortec Cloud Dancer I

[1] The Cloud Dancer I features a single main rotor, a single-seat enclosed cockpit with a bubble canopy, tricycle landing gear with wheel pants and a twin cylinder, air-cooled 70 or 84 hp (52 or 63 kW) Hirth two stroke engine mounted in pusher configuration.

The 65 hp (48 kW) twin-cylinder air-cooled in-line, two stroke, aircraft engine Hirth 3203 has also been employed.

[1] The aircraft fuselage and tail are made from aluminum and Kevlar composites.

Its 7.40 m (24.3 ft) diameter rotor has a chord of 17.5 cm (6.9 in) and is equipped with a pre-rotator with an electromagnetic clutch and Cardan drive.

Electric trim and an electronic instrument panel are standard equipment.

Cloud Dancer I rotor hub
Cloud Dancer I at ILA 2008 with its composite Kevlar cockpit painted to resemble riveted metal.